Vending

Article on vending machines and the vending machine business. GAD Vending sells and fixes vending machines. Find out more where to place a vending machine. What mix of products to stock in the vending machine. Outdoor vending machines. How to service vending machines. And, how to use vending machines for touchless, cashless solutions.

The Best (Vending Machine) Coffee

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Exceed your vending customer expectations by offering barista-quality coffee from VOCE. Using the same technology found at your local coffee shop, VOCE delivers consistently delicious coffee drinks made with fresh ground coffee beans or pre ground coffee in a touchless vending machine.

Transformative Coffee Experience

Vending machine coffee was the brunt of many jokes, and for a long time, that was okay. But Crane EMS took notice, did their homework and developed the VOCE Media Coffee Vending machine.

  • 18 delicious selections
  • Integrated touchless payment system
  • Reliable performance
  • Energy efficient
  • Simplified maintenance
  • Small footprint

Transform the office! Each drink is consistently delivered with stellar taste, aroma, color and appearance. Choose to use the whole bean experience. Each cup has fresh ground coffee, flavored to the customer’s wish. No shared condiments. No shared coffee pots. Each cup is prepared in a touchless, closed environment.

Get rid of the common coffee pots. Gone are the coffee pod manual systems. Finally, the common creamer, sugars, teas and drink mixes are no longer. The VOCE Media coffee vending machine is self contained, so there is less touch then a normal coffee station. If used in an employee break room, payment can be touchless with an employee badge.

The Crane VOCE Media hot beverage vending machine is available at GAD Vending in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Meet Cora: Crane Cashless Next Generation Telemeter

Meet Cora: Crane Cashless Next Generation Telemeter 1165 673 GAD Vending
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CORA is the next generation retrofit telemeter from Crane. As an upgraded hardware solution, CORA is designed and built with a number of high tech features that maximize efficiency while keeping your machines up and running at peak performance. GAD Vending is a Crane Cashless distributor in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.

Tell the Boss to Replace the (Gross) Common Office Coffee Station

Tell the Boss to Replace the (Gross) Common Office Coffee Station 642 410 GAD Vending

Common coffee stations – with all the pots and condiments – is a single germy touch point of employees all day. Fix your break room with an easy and popular fix – get a Crane VOCE Media coffee vending machine.

VOCE MEDIA DRINK SELECTIONS

Perception meets reality. From the moment when a made-to-order selection is made, to choosing the most convenient method of touchless payment, to the interactive messaging, to the delivery of a delicious finished drink. VOCE Media delivers a positive employee experience.

VOCE Media serves barista style specialty beverages that broaden appeal to everyone in the office, all day long. Using the same brewing process and equipment as popular coffee houses, the VOCE Media finished drink profile mirrors all of the important attributes of consistency, taste, aroma, color and appearance. The Crane VOCE Media drink machines can be loaded with premium coffee beans that are ground for each cup. Treat your employees to a better coffee.

VOCE MEDIA PROMOTES DAILY USE WITH TOUCHLESS TECHNOLOGY

Hot beverages are an essential part of our office life. Providing refreshment, enjoyment and comfort. Coffee and tea wake us up, stimulate good conversation and fulfill our occasional desire for indulgence with a wonderful hot chocolate. It’s a very personal process and that’s why the VOCE Media ATM user interface puts the end user in control. People create their favorite by determining the drink, strength of coffee, the amount of sugar or creamer – and receive a personal PIN for reordering.

Looking at everything in the office to create a COVID free environment? Get rid of the manual pod machine. No more coffee pots that someone has to fill, clean and sanitize. And, you can get rid of all the common condiments – gone is the old creamers, sugar and powdered drink mixes. Gone is sanitizing the common break room counter between every cup of coffee from the pot. Gone is morning coffee runs out of the office.

GAD Vending sells Crane VOCE Media hot beverage vending machines in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. Call us to try a cup from a Crane VOCE Media vending machine.

 

Looking at starting a small business? What about a vending machine business?

Looking at starting a small business? What about a vending machine business? 1000 656 GAD Vending

Coming out of stay-at-home into safer-at-home, many are looking for different ways to start a business with less contact. The vending machine route business could be for you.

  1. Be your own boss.
  2. Today’s hard work earns money for you, not someone else.
  3. Your time becomes yours. As your route grows, you set your hours (along with your customers) of when to fill, clean and service your machines.
  4. You control your business.
  5. Create a business with passive income so your family isn’t reliant on only one channel of income.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK

Like any business you’d look at to start, do your homework.

Research the vending machine business. There are many articles and books on what this business is about. If you want to shadow a vending route sales person, let GAD Vending know. We can help you find someone in the industry. You’ll want to learn what a typical day could look like. What the newest technology brings to the business. How you can manage your inventory and time during your day.

Ask if there is an existing vending route for sale. Do the numbers with your trusted financial team to determine the best ways to start your business.

Discuss within your family and friends to see if this business makes sense for you. With any business start-up, it’s important to have support of your network.

READY?

  • Start by contacting the SBA and SCORE. These organizations have resources for business planning, legal start-up, financing options and free business mentoring.
  • Talk with your banker, CPA and other trusted business sources.
  • Research the best vending machines, vending machine repair parts, payment acceptance options and refill inventory options.
  • Find the best locations for your vending machines, and go secure those locations.

Starting any business requires tenacity, hard work, and perseverance.  GAD Vending has sold vending machines, games, ATM and other equipment for over 30 years. Our sales and equipment repair service are located in Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City. We are here to be a resource for our customers, the vending machine route operator, and for you. Call us, we are here to answer your questions.

Vending Machine: Combo Machines Make Sense for Single Machine Spaces

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GAD Vending can assist you with the best configuration for your audience. Add Cashless Payment Systems to reduce touch. Add colorful graphics, suggestive selling digital displays and a healthy mix of products. Keep your audience coming back again and again to use your vending machine.

Retrofit Your Vending Machines To Go Touchless

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With COVID concerns, unattended machines may not be as appealing to consumers as they once were. Consider this – go touchless with Crane Cashless Solutions.

As people go back to their routines, we expect a few things to change. In the past, people were twice as likely to have a phone on them vs. cash. And, 1 in 5 consumers didn’t care cash at all. With COVID concerns, expect mobile pay on even the smallest purchases to increase.

CRANE FLEXIBILITY AND CHOICE

The most flexible, user-friendly solution for cashless vending:

  • Vending consumer can use their mobile app to purchase and pay.
  • Powerful cloud based reporting and analytics tool enables performance tracking for cash and cashless sales.
  • Remote management of vending machines for improved operational efficiency.
  • Accessible deposits that correspond to the cashless sales for increased accountability.
  • Designed as a flexible solution capable of offering online services such as remote management of planograms, advertisements, cash discounts and promotions.
  • Connect to payment systems for major card acceptance, mobile pay and premium service options.

PLUG AND PLAY

The most advanced retrofit telemetry device. Crane Cashless units are module for easy upgrades. And, have multiple USB ports for additional beacons and cameras.

Crane Cashless systems can be retrofitted into most vending machines, claw game machines and more.

Consumer confidence in touchless ordering and payment are worth the retrofit alone. The added management reports, inventory management and remote capabilities are the added bonus to your machine business. Ask GAD Vending for a demonstration today!